Lucian Popescu

“The Chocolate Boy”

Boxing · Deceased

49-13-13 (1 NC)RECORD

13WINS BY KO / TKO

36WINS BY DECISION

76PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Chocolate Boy
Date of birth	12 Jan 1912
Died	9 Dec 1982
Nationality	Romanian
Birthplace	Bucharest, Romania
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	Not added yet
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1927–1945
Status	Deceased
Last fight	Loss vs Petre Brătescu, 15 Jul 1945

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Titles and honours

European (EBU) flyweight champion (1930)
European (EBU) bantamweight champion (1931)
European (EBU) featherweight champion (1939)
Romanian flyweight champion (1928)
Romanian featherweight champion (1932, 1934, 1936)
Romanian lightweight champion (1943)

Background

Romanian boxer from Bucharest who turned professional at 17 and won European titles at flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight. After retiring he worked as a trainer at the Progresul club in Bucharest.

Fight history

76 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Petre Brătescu	TKO (corner retirement)		15 Jul 1945	Romania
Draw	Petre Brătescu	Decision (points)		28 Apr 1945	Romania
Win	Gheorghe Popescu	Decision (points)		15 Apr 1945	Romania
Win	Ion Sandu	Decision (points)	12	9 Aug 1943	Bucharest, Romania	Won Romanian lightweight title
Loss	Gino Bondavalli	Decision (points)	15	31 May 1942	Reggio Emilia, Italy	For EBU European featherweight title
Draw	Constantin David	Decision (points)	12	26 Apr 1942	Romania
Loss	Constantin David	Decision (points)	10	8 Mar 1942	Romania
Loss	Ernst Weiss	Decision (points)	15	30 May 1941	Engelmann Arena, Vienna, Austria	For EBU European featherweight title
Win	Ion Sandu	Decision (points)	10	24 May 1941	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Stefan Eisenreich	Decision (points)	10	5 Oct 1940	Belgrade, Serbia
Win	Gino Cattaneo	Decision (points)	10	1 Jul 1939	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Phil Dolhem	Decision (points)	15	3 Jun 1939	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania	Won EBU European featherweight title
Loss	Housine Caid	Decision (points)	10	8 Dec 1938	Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Draw	Gheorghe Popescu	Decision (points)	10	16 Jul 1938	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Tommy Carr	Decision (points)	8	27 Jan 1938	Eldorado Stadium, Edinburgh-Leith, United Kingdom
Draw	Rene Taysse	Decision (points)	10	7 Jan 1938	Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
Win	Vasile Stoian	Decision (points)		1 Jan 1938	Romania
Draw	Pachi Martinez	Decision (points)		22 Oct 1937
Draw	Gheorghe Popescu	Decision (points)		4 Sep 1936	Romania
No contest	Vince Dell'Orto	No contest		26 Jul 1936	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Ion Mihail	KO	3	6 Jun 1936	Bucharest, Romania	Won Romanian featherweight title
Loss	Achille Wimme	Decision (points)	10	25 May 1935	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Aurel Toma	Decision (points)	10	15 May 1935	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Gheorghe Popescu	Decision (points)	10	23 Aug 1934	Ploiești, Romania	Won Romanian featherweight title
Win	Mielu Marinescu	Decision (points)	10	21 Jul 1934	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Traian Dumitrescu	Decision (points)	10	18 Jul 1934	Stadion Dragoș Vodă, Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Jose Girones	KO	7	22 Nov 1933	Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Spain	For EBU European featherweight title
Win	Richard Stegemann	Decision (points)	10	1 Sep 1933	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)	10	24 Jun 1933	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Wilhelm Bartneck	Decision (points)	10	9 May 1933	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Mihail Covaci	TKO (corner retirement)	10	31 Mar 1933	Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Nicolas Petit-Biquet	Decision (points)	10	25 Feb 1933	Palais des Sports, Brussels, Belgium
Loss	Guy Bonaugure	Decision (points)	10	7 Jan 1933	Paris-Ring, Paris, France
Draw	Hans Schiller	Decision (points)	10	18 Nov 1932	Bucharest, Romania
Draw	Nelu Oprescu	Decision (points)	10	24 Sep 1932	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania	For Romanian featherweight title
Win	Josef Pospischil	KO	5	30 Jul 1932	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Gheorghe Stamate	TKO (corner retirement)	7	23 Jul 1932	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania	Won Romanian featherweight title
Draw	Johnny Alphonse Edwards	Decision (points)	10	19 Jun 1932	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Marin Plaeșu	Decision (points)	10	4 Jun 1932	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Georg Pfitzner	KO	2	21 May 1932	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Draw	Mielu Doculescu	Decision (points)	10	11 May 1932	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Mielu Doculescu	Decision (points)	10	24 Apr 1932	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Domenico Bernasconi	KO	5	19 Mar 1932	Milan, Italy	For EBU European bantamweight title
Loss	Eugène Huat	TKO (corner retirement)	5	8 Feb 1932	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Win	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)		7 Jan 1932	Romania
Win	Julien Pannecoucke	KO	4	21 Dec 1931	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Win	Carlos Flix	Decision (points)	15	19 Sep 1931	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania	Won EBU European bantamweight title
Win	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)	10	29 Aug 1931	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Emile Degand	Decision (points)	10	11 Jul 1931	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Nicolas Petit-Biquet	Decision (points)	10	6 Jun 1931	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Georg Pfitzner	KO	2	21 May 1931	Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Jackie Brown	Decision (points)	15	4 May 1931	Kings Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom	For EBU European flyweight title
Win	Francois Biron	Decision (points)	10	13 Apr 1931	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Gheorghe Stamate	TKO (corner retirement)	1	14 Feb 1931	Sidoli Circus, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Carlo Cavagnoli	Decision (points)	10	15 Nov 1930	Sidoli Circus, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Valentin Angelmann	Decision (points)	10	18 Oct 1930	Sidoli Circus, Bucharest, Romania
Win	Rene Chalenge	Decision (points)	15	16 Aug 1930	Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania	Retained EBU European flyweight title
Win	Kid Oliva	TKO (corner retirement)	10	7 Jun 1930	Ramcomit Hall, Bucharest, Romania	Won EBU European flyweight title
Win	Gheorghe Begheș	KO	2	12 Apr 1930	Sidoli Circus, Bucharest, Romania
Draw	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)	10	22 Feb 1930	Bucharest, Romania
Loss	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)	10	14 Dec 1929	Bucharest, Romania	For Romanian bantamweight title
Win	Rene Gabes	Decision (points)		17 Nov 1929	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Rene Chalange	Decision (points)	10	29 Sep 1929	Sidoli Circus, Bucharest, Romania
Draw	Rene Gabes	Decision (points)	10	10 Aug 1929	Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Draw	Gheorghe Stamate	Decision (points)	10	1 Aug 1929	Bucharest, Romania	Date approximate
Win	Werner Hermansson	Decision (points)	6	9 May 1929	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Mielu Doculescu	Decision (points)	3	27 Apr 1929	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Mielu Doculescu	Decision (points)	3	8 Feb 1929	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Dumitru Ivan	Decision (points)	3	2 Feb 1929	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Mielu Doculescu	Decision (points)	3	15 Dec 1928	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Marin Plaeșu	Decision (points)	3	5 Dec 1928	Romania	Won Romanian flyweight title
Win	Gheoghe Gabor	TKO (corner retirement)	3	14 Nov 1928	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Nelu Oprescu	TKO (corner retirement)	2	9 May 1928	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Ion Bondac	Decision (points)	6	2 Feb 1928	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Dumitru Popa	KO	1	13 Jan 1928	Bucharest, Romania
Win	Nelu Oprescu	Decision (points)	6	23 Dec 1927	Bucharest, Romania	Pro debut

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).